Supreme Court Seeks Response from Election Commission on Candidates Married to Foreign Nationals

The Supreme Court has issued an order demanding a written response from the Election Commission regarding a petition filed seeking the disclosure of details of women candidates competing in the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21.

Hearing the writ filed by advocate Rajkumar Suwal on Wednesday, the single bench of Supreme Court Justice Abdul Aziz Muslim ordered the Election Commission to present the reasons for not publishing the list of women candidates (both in direct and proportional representation categories) who are married to foreign men.

According to the law, if any candidate has registered their name by providing false details, a complaint can be filed against it. However, the writ was filed in the Supreme Court because the path to filing a complaint was closed as the Commission did not publish the details.

According to the 'Voter List Act, 2073', anyone can file a complaint if it is found that someone has included their name by providing false details. The writ demanded that the family and personal details of the candidates be transparent to implement this very provision.